Insect-trap.



PATENTED NOV. 19; 1907.

J. w. SPURRIER.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.'6, 19.07.

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UNITED sr 'ras PATENT- ()ll l ltliil;

IN SE CT -TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907'.

Application fil d August 6. 1907- Serial No. 387335- lo all whom "it mayconcern:

Be it known that l", J ()IIN WALLACE SPUR- RIER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at I-Iattiesburg, in the county of Perryand State ofMississippi, have invented a new and useful Insect-Trap, of which thefollowing is aspecification. I

'lT-his-inventionrelates to insect traps and is particularly designedfor catching flies, roaches, etc.

The object of the inventionis to provide a trap of. simple, durable andellicient coninsects after once entt ring the trap can not leave thesame unless the trap is opened."

A still further object is to provide a novel arrangement of bait holderto which accessopening thetrap.

W't'h these and otliekobjects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construct-ion and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of theinvention.

in said drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the trap.Fig. 2 is a bot-' tom plan view. Fig. 3- is a transverse-sec- Referringto the figures by characters of reference, A designates the cage of thetrap, the same consisting of heads 1, 1 preferably formed of wood andconnected by side strips 2 and a top strip 3. Fastened to the heads andto the side and top strips is a cover 4- prefcrably of wire fabric. Itwill be seen by referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 that the heads Iextend below the side strips a Silillt'ifillt distance to permit insectsto readily travel under said side strips. A loop 5 or other suitabledevice is connected to the toi strip to facilitate the suspension of thetrap. A'receiver B is inscrtiblc into the trap and consists of heads 6connected by side strips 7. The heads are pointed and extend above heside strips and secured to the heads and -trips is a cover 8' preferablyformed of wire fabric. This cover is slit or cut longitudinally betweenthe :ipvxcs of the heads (3 as indicated at U to form an outlet the wireends adjacent the. outlet being preferably cxtended upward. a shown atit) to constitute means for preventing the escape. of insects from thecage A and into the receiver 15. The bottom of the receiver is providedwith a .llies are to be caught.

panel 11 mounted on trunnions 12 extending into the heads 6 close to thelower edges thereof and this pancl'is of such a width that inletopenings 12 j are formed between the sides thereof and the strips 7 theopenings being sullicicntlv large to pcrn'iit ilies, roaches, and othersmall insects to readily pass upward into the receiver; {A tray 1.3 issecured upon the panel ll and s designed to contain suitable bait;

The receiver B is disposed toiit snugly between the heads 1 and sidestrips 2 and is held in place by-- a locking strip 14 pivoted to oneofthe side strips 2; and disposed.

to engage hook '15 upon tie other side strip Wh en it is dcsn'ed to usethe trap the same is inverted and. strip 14 is swungaway fro n thereceiver B. Panel 10 is then swung upon its trunnions until the trayassumes a position outside of the trap whereupon suit ;ablc hait such assugar or the like is placed in the tray. 'lhetray is then returned to'its initial posit on and secured by swinging strip 14 underth'e panel 11and into engagcn'ient with hook 15.

If the trap is placed upon a table orothcr structure insects can freelytravel under the side strips2 and upward through the openings -12 to thebait within the tray 13. The insects instinctively travel upward in en--deavoring to escape from the rcceiverand =\\1ll'tl1618f01' pass throughthe opening; 9 and into the cage 4 from which it will be impossible forthem to esca e.

The trap is ope-net by first swinging the strip lfi: from under thereceiver and then drawing the receiver outward from the cage. Ifpreferred, the trap can be suspended within a'room, this being doneespecially where It will be seen that the trap is very simple, andeflicient and by )roviding a bait holder which can be reachc without thenecessity of opening the trap the device can be readily prepared foruse. I

What is claimed is:

1. in a tra the combination with a cage; of a receiver tletachablymounted within and constituting a closure for thebottoiu of the cage,said receiver opening into the cage, and means extending transversely ofand constivtilting a support for the receiver.

connected to the cage and constituting retaining means for the receiverand bait holder.

3. In a trap the combination with a cage,

and a receiver extending and opening into the cage; of a tray mounted toswing Within the receiver and constitute apartial closure therefor. v

4. In it trap the combination with-acage, and a receiverextending andopening into the cage; ofa tray mounted to swing within the receiver andconstitute a partial closure therefor, and iheans for: holding the trayof the panel, a bait the panel, and a bait holder upon and movablewiththe panel. 6. In a trap the combination With a cage; of 'a receiverdetacliably Inountedtl'ierein and having an outlet opening into thecage. :1 panel mounted to swing within the receiver, there being inlet 0)ening's at opposite sides holder upon and movable with the panel, andmeans connected to the cage and extending transversely of the receiverand panel for holding the same against dis lacement.

I h testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 'I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J ()I I N WALLACE SPURLR 1 Eli Witnesses A. L. TIIRASII, Tnos. J.CAMPBELL.

